How to Cancel Your Spotify Account

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Spotify is one of the top music streaming services, offering free and paid access to more than 82 million songs online at last count. A paid plan adds several useful features, but maybe you don't use it enough to justify the monthly cost. Perhaps you've switched to a rival service like Apple Music, or maybe you object to some of the content and personalities on Spotify and no longer care to give the company your business (like Neil Young). Whatever the reason, here's how to remove your ties to Spotify.

The paid Premium version adds in high-quality audio, unlimited skips, an ad-free experience, the option to play any tune in your collection, and a way to listen to music offline. If you opted for the Duo or Family plans, multiple people will have access to the same account.

In order to cancel a paid Spotify Premium account, sign into the service and click your name in the upper-right corner. Click Account > Available plans, then scroll down the page to the Spotify Free section. Click Cancel Premium.

This will essentially downgrade your account to a free version. Spotify warns you what perks you will lose by canceling Premium. Scroll down the page and click Continue to cancel.

At the next page, Spotify will show you when your Premium plan will officially end and the free tier will take over. Click the Yes, Cancel button and your paid subscription is finally cancelled.

Spotify will then ask you to complete a survey about why you cancelled your premium account and whether you'd be likely to subscribe again. Fill out the page if you wish and click Submit.

A free Spotify account limits you to shuffle play, so you have no control over the order in which your songs play. To remove a free Spotify account, head to the Spotify